Xerox DocuPrint N24 User manual

The Xerox
DocuPrint N24/
N32
Finisher
User Guide

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Table of Contentsi
Xerox DocuPrint N24/N32 Finisher User Guide❖3
Introduction .............................................................................. 5
How Much of This Guide Must I Read? .................................... 5
Finisher Overview .................................................................... 6
Features ................................................................................... 7
Built-in Stapler ......................................................................... 7
Capacity Handling .................................................................... 7
Use with Mailbox ..................................................................... 7
Face-down Bin ......................................................................... 8
Job Offsetting .......................................................................... 8
Supported Paper Sizes ............................................................. 8
Output Destination .................................................................. 8
Output Bin Sensing .................................................................. 8
Bin Level Sensors ..................................................................... 9
Safety Limitation ...................................................................... 9
Unload Button ......................................................................... 9
Selecting Output Destination and Staple Mode ........................ 9
Bin Capacity ........................................................................... 10

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Stapling Positions .................................................................. 11
Stapling Positions for Letter, Statement, and Executive Paper . 11
Stapling Positions for A4 Paper .............................................. 12
Stapling Positions for A5 Paper .............................................. 13
Stapling Positions A3 Paper ................................................... 14
Stapling Positions for Ledger, Legal, and Folio Paper .............. 15
Job Offsetting ........................................................................ 16
Output Timeout ..................................................................... 17
Paper Output Exception Conditions ..................................... 18
Finisher Menu Options .......................................................... 19
Control Panel Messages ........................................................ 21
Adding Staples ....................................................................... 24
Clearing Jams ......................................................................... 26
Clearing Area E ..................................................................... 26
Clearing Area F ...................................................................... 27
Clearing Area G ..................................................................... 27
Clearing Area H ..................................................................... 28
Space Requirements .............................................................. 29
Precautions ........................................................................... 30
Finisher Specifications ........................................................... 31
Finisher Specific Commands ................................................. 32
Output Destination Commands ............................................. 32
Stapling Position Commands ................................................. 32
Special Notices ....................................................................... 33
FCC Notice for USA and Canada ............................................ 33
Certification for Canada ........................................................ 33
European Markets ................................................................. 34

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Introduction This document describes the use of the DocuPrint N24/N32
2,000 Sheet Finisher/Stapler. It supplements information
contained in other DocuPrint N24/N32 documentation.
If you are installing a printer at the same time as you are
installing a finisher, install the printer and 2,500 Sheet Feeder
first, using the instructions which come with them. Then
install the finisher.
How Much of This
Guide Must I
Read?
The finisher and all its options are customer installable. If you
have already installed your finisher following the instructions
packed with it, this guide provides more information about
using the finisher.
Note
This document is for use with the DocuPrint N24 and N32
printers. Because most of the printer’s features and
functionality are shared by both the DocuPrint N24 and
DocuPrint N32, this document uses the name DocuPrint N32
when referring to both printers. This document uses the
generic name finisher to refer to the DocuPrint N24/N32
Finisher in the remainder of this document.

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Finisher
Overview The major components of the finisher are indicated in
Figure 1 below.
Figure 1 Finisher components
Front View
1Transport Cover
2Paper Transport
3Staple Access Door
4Unload Button
5Output Bin 1
6Output Bin 2
7Output Bin 3
Top View
1Area E
2Area F
3Door G
4Area H

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Features The finisher option can be installed only on console versions
of the DocuPrint N32 (i.e., versions which have the 2,500
Sheet Feeder). It has three output bins with a total maximum
capacity of 2,000 unstapled sheets, up to 667 unstapled sheets
per bin. There is stapling capability for all three bins. Stapled
output is delivered face down.
Built-in Stapler The stapler can staple sets of up to 50 sheets. It has three
stapling modes (Front for portrait, Back for landscape, and
Dual for booklet mode). The customer-replaceable stapling
unit contains 5,000 staples which are packaged as a supply
item, in sets of three, for a total of 15,000 staples per package.
The finisher comes with one staple cartridge of 5,000 staples.
Capacity Handling The finisher is programmed to ensure that there is enough
space remaining in the bin to output a job of from two to 50
pages. Up to 50 sheets can be stapled.
Stapled sets are kept in a compiler bin and ejected once a
complete set has been stapled. Output is delivered to the
finisher bins face down only.
The finisher has an elevator that positions one of the three
output bins to receive output from the compiler bin. The
finisher home position is when Bin 2 receives output from the
compiler bin. Finisher bin selection is made from the System
Menu at the User Interface, via PCL commands or from
printer drivers.
Use with Mailbox The finisher is designed to be used with console versions of
the DocuPrint N32. Because it uses the same connector and
occupies the same location as the Mailbox, the same
DocuPrint N32 can not support both a finisher and a Mailbox
simultaneously.

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Face-down Bin When the finisher is installed, its transport reduces the
capacity of the DocuPrint N32’s Face-down Bin from 500 to
300 sheets.
Job Offsetting The finisher supports offsetting of printed jobs in all three
bins. Job offsetting is configured either via the User Interface
(UI) or through SNMP commands. Job offsetting is a system
function; it cannot be configured from the printer drivers.
Supported Paper
Sizes All sizes of paper can be sent to the finisher except A6 and
Envelopes. Mixed sizes of paper can be sent to the finisher
bins as long as all the paper within a single job is the same
size. Mixed paper sizes within the same job cannot be
compiled and stapled. See Table 1 on page 10 for supported
paper sizes.
Output
Destination With a finisher installed, the user may select the following
output destinations: Face Down Bin, Face Up Bin, Finisher
Bin 1, Finisher Bin 2, and Finisher Bin 3
Output Bin
Sensing Each finisher bin senses not only the height of each stack, but
also the number of stapled sets delivered to each stack. When
the number of stapled sets delivered to the bin reaches 100
for long edge feed (LEF) paper sizes, or 50 for short edge feed
(SEF) paper sizes, as shown in Table 1 on page 10, the bin is
reported as full.

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Bin Level Sensors Finisher sensors can detect the following bin conditions:
Empty
50%
Full
When a bin is full and the stack height does not allow
additional sets to be sent to it, the destination of additional
sets directed to the full bin is determined by the Output
Timeout system parameter in the printer’s System Menu. See
Table 2 on page 17.
Safety Limitation When Finisher Bin 3 is selected, the bins are raised to the
highest position. In the interest of safety, they will only
remain in this position for (1) one minute following the last
page delivered to bin 3. After one minute, the bins are
lowered to align bin 2 with the output paper path.
Unload Button The Unload Button temporarily interrupts printing and places
the finisher in the home position to allow the operator to
remove output. It also signals the controller to sense stack
height in the bins and resume printing after the stack has
been removed. Figure 1 on page 6 illustrates the position of
the unload button.
Selecting Output
Destination and
Staple Mode
These parameters can be set via the System Menu at the UI
[see “Finisher Menu Options” (page 19)] or by PCL and PJL
commands [see “Finisher Specific Commands” (page 32)].

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Bin Capacity Each finisher Bin is capable of stacking up to 667 sheets of 20
lb. paper for long edge feed (LEF) paper sizes and 334 sheets
for short edge feed (SEF) paper sizes.
The maximum stack height is decreased when stapled sets
are delivered to each bin, since stapled sets affect the stability
of the output stack.
Table 1 lists the supported paper sizes and the maximum
capacity for each bin based upon whether the output is
unstapled or stapled.
Table 1 Maximum Capacity Per Bin
Paper Size Capacity
Unstapled
Sheets
Capacity
Stapled Sets
Letter (8.5” x 11”) LEF 667 100
Statement (5.5” x 8.5”) LEF 667 100
Executive (7.25” x 10.5”) LEF 667 100
A4 (210mm x 297mm) LEF 667 100
A5 (148mm x 210mm) LEF 667 100
Legal (8.5” x 14”) SEF 334 50
Folio (8.5” x 13”) SEF 334 50
Ledger (11” X 17”) SEF 334 50
A3 (287mm X 420mm) SEF 334 50

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Stapling
Positions Stapling positions can be sent from the System Menu at the
User Interface (See Table 7 on page 19.) or by PJL commands.
See “Finisher Specific Commands” (page 32).
Stapling Positions
for Letter,
Statement, and
Executive Paper
Figure 2 illustrates the approximate position of staples for
Letter, Statement, and Executive paper in Portrait,
Landscape, and Inverse Landscape Modes based upon the UI
parameters indicated in the left hand column.
Figure 2 Stapling positions for Letter, Statement, and
Executive paper
Stapling
Position Portrait Landscape Inverse Landscape
Position 1 /\
AA A
\
Position 2
|
AA A
|
—
Dual |——
AA A
——
|

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Stapling Positions
for A4 Paper Figure 3 illustrates the approximate position of staples for A4
paper in Portrait, Landscape, and Inverse Landscape Modes
based upon the UI parameters indicated in the left hand
column.
Figure 3 Stapling positions for A4 paper
Stapling
Position Portrait Landscape Inverse Landscape
Position 1 /\
AA A
\
Position 2
/
AA A
/
\
Dual |——
AA A
——
|

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Stapling Positions
for A5 Paper Figure 4 illustrates the approximate position of staples for A5
paper in Portrait, Landscape, and Inverse Landscape Modes
based upon the UI parameters indicated in the left hand
column.
Figure 4 Stapling positions for A5 paper
Stapling
Position Portrait Landscape Inverse Landscape
Position 1 /\
AA A
\
Position 2 \/
AA A
/
Dual |——
AA A
——
|

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Stapling Positions
A3 Paper Figure 5 illustrates the approximate position of staples for A3
paper in Portrait, Landscape, and Inverse Landscape Modes
based upon the UI parameters indicated in the left hand
column.
Figure 5 Stapling positions for A3 paper
Stapling
Position Portrait Landscape Inverse Landscape
Position 1 \/
AA A
/
Position 2 /\
AA A
\
Dual —— ||
AA A
||

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Stapling Positions
for Ledger, Legal,
and Folio Paper
Figure 6 illustrates the approximate position of staples for
Ledger, Legal, and Folio paper in Portrait, Landscape, and
Inverse Landscape Modes based upon the UI parameters
indicated in the left hand column.
Figure 6 Stapling positions for Ledger, Legal, and Folio
paper
Stapling
Position Portrait Landscape Inverse Landscape
Position 1 \/
AA A
/
Position 2 |—
AA A
—
Dual —— ||
AA A
||

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Job Offsetting The finisher, like the Face-Down Bin, supports offsetting
output between successive jobs or multiple collated sets of a
single job. A system parameter configures the offset function
to OFF (no offset), or ON (toggle offset portion of sequential
jobs or multiple collated sets of a single job.)
Job offset is a system function that cannot be configured by
the driver. It is configured via the User Interface or via SNMP
commands.

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Output
Timeout Table 2 defines printer operation, based upon the Output
Timeout setting, when the requested finisher bin is full. The
Output Timeout setting can be selected from the System
Menu. If the Output Timeout setting allows printed output to
be redirected to an alternative bin, that bin is used until the
original output bin again becomes available. This occurs
when the original requested finisher bin is emptied. Printing
is redirected to the original bin at the next job boundary. If
the current job was re-directed to an alternative bin, the
re-direction remains in effect until the last page of the job
becomes available.
Table 2 Output timeout operation
Destination
Requested
Output
Timeout
Value Action
Finisher Bin 1, 2, or 3 OFF Display shows “Bin Full”. Printer waits until the Bin is emptied.
Finisher Bin 1 0 Immediately changes destination to Bin 2. If Bin 2 is full, output is
directed to Bin 3.
Finisher Bin 1 5, 10, 30, or 60
seconds Display shows “Bin Full” until the Timeout expires. After the Timeout expires, subsequent pages are directed to Bin 2. If Bin 2
is full, output is directed to Bin 3.
Finisher Bin 2 0 Immediately changes destination to Bin 3. If Bin 3 is full, output is
directed to Bin 1.
Finisher Bin 2 5, 10, 30, or 60
seconds Display shows “Bin Full” until the Timeout expires. After the Timeout expires, subsequent pages are directed to Bin 3. If Bin 3
is full, output is directed to Bin 1.
Finisher Bin 3 0 Immediately changes destination to Bin 1. If Bin 1 is full, output is
directed to Bin 2.
Finisher Bin 3 5, 10, 30, or 60
seconds Display shows “Bin Full” until the Timeout expires. After the Timeout expires, subsequent pages are directed to Bin 1. If Bin1
is full, output is directed to Bin 2.

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Paper Output
Exception
Conditions
It is possible to send a combination of commands to select an
output destination or feature that cannot be processed by the
printer. Table 3 describes printer operations when these
exceptions occur.
Table 3 Paper output exception conditions
Condition Printer Operation
Stapling is selected without the finisher
destination Destination is ignored. Stapling is ignored.
Stapling is selected and the job exceeds 50 pages Stapling is ignored. Output is sent to the destination bin.
Stapling is selected for a single page job Stapling is ignored. Output is sent to the destination bin.
Stapling is selected but the staple cartridge is
empty or not installed An “Out of Staples” message appears and printing continues.
Finisher bin is full Diverts output to alternative finisher bin after timeout
specified in Output Timeout option on the User Interface
System Menu.
The destination is changed either to or from one
of the finisher Bins that was not the destination
for the first page in the job.
Ignores the changes in the destination and continues to
deliver pages to the destination in effect for the first page
of the job.
One of the finisher Bins is selected as the
destination and the duplex mode is changed
within the job.
All pages currently in the compiler bin are ejected into the
finisher bin unstapled. The remainder of the document is
directed to the compiler bin with the new duplex mode,
until the end of the job is reached, or until another
change in duplex mode occurs.

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Finisher Menu
Options When the finisher is installed, it is reflected in the System
Menu in two options: Output Destination and Staple Mode.
Those options are illustrated in Figure 7. Finisher tasks
performed with the System Menu are listed in Table 4 on
page 20.
Figure 7 System Menu showing finisher-specific options only
Job Menu
Password Menu
Tray Menu Face Down Bin* Finisher Bin 2
PCL Menu Output Dest Face Up Bin Finisher Bin 3
PostScript Menu Finisher Bin 1
System Menu
Parallel Menu Staple Mode Off* Position 2
Ethernet Menu Position 1 Dual
Novell Menu
Test Menu
Reset Menu
*Factory defaults

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Table 4 System Menu finisher-specific functions
Menu Item and Function Keystrokes Display
Output Destination
Set the default output bin. The
available values are:
Face Down Bin*
Face Up Bin
Finisher Bin 1
Finisher Bin 2
Finisher Bin 3
1.Press Menu Up or Menu
Down until you see: Menus
System Menu
2.Press Item Up or Item
Down until you see: System Menu
Output Dest
3.Press Value Up or Value
Down until you see: Output Dest =
New Value
4.Press Enter . You will see: System Menu
Output Dest
5.Press On Line . You will see: Ready
Staple Mode
Set the default Staple Mode. The
available values are:
Off*
Position 1
Position 2
Dual
1.Press Menu Up or Menu
Down until you see: Menus
System Menu
2.Press Item Up or Item
Down until you see: System Menu
Staple Mode
3.Press Value Up or Value
Down until you see: Staple Mode =
New Value
4.Press Enter . You will see: System Menu
Staple Mode
5.Press On Line . You will see: Ready